A New Translation of ’The Iliad’ Is Bringing a Truer Ancient Greece to Modern Readers
This all-new translation of the Homer epic is six years in the making.
2023-10-09 22:22
The Eerie Legend of the ‘Old Leatherman,’ Connecticut’s Silent Wanderer
For decades, a man dressed head to toe in leather moved through Connecticut and New York. Who was he, and what did he want?
2023-10-07 03:18
Why Do We Say “Trick or Treat” on Halloween?
The origins of the phrase (indirectly) involve smelly cabbage, Donald Duck, and several Canadian journalists.
2023-10-06 22:24
How Phone Hackers Paved the Way for Apple
The ‘phone phreakers’ of the 1960s and 1970s indirectly led to the tech boom of today.
2023-10-06 06:51
A Brief History of the Ouija Board
The Ouija board has terrified countless slumber party children and served as a plot vehicle in a number of Hollywood films. Here’s where it came from.
2023-10-05 05:47
This Website Allows You to See the Traditional Indigenous Territories and Languages in Your Region
You can see how North America, South America, New Zealand, and Australia, and more divided before colonists arrived.
2023-10-05 04:20
A Fifth Head for Mount Rushmore? Here Are Seven Famous Contenders
Who, if anybody, deserves a place alongside George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt on the famous monument?
2023-10-05 04:18
10 Blood-Curdling Facts About ‘Dracula’
In true undead style, Dracula holds up well: He’s as creepy today as he was when Bram Stoker invented him in 1897.
2023-10-04 22:28
15 Spooky Halloween Traditions and Their Origins
Love Halloween costumes and spooky decorations? Let’s dig a little deeper and learn the creepy stories behind the holiday's traditions, from carving pumpkins to munching on candy corn.
2023-10-04 21:47
Watch Plastic Skeletons Being Made in a 1960s Factory
We're glad skeletons are usually made of plastic now.
2023-10-04 05:26
How an Unfortunate Misunderstanding Spawned a Medieval Mummy-Eating Fad
Eating centuries-old mummies was a hot health trend in medieval Europe.
2023-10-03 05:27
What Was the First Banned Book in History?
As is often the case when you look back into history, there’s more than one possible answer. But one of the leading contenders has a fairly predictable culprit: the Puritans.
2023-10-03 00:50